Vermilion County, Illinois

Vermilion County, Illinois
County
Vermilion County Courthouse
Seal
Location within Illinois
Illinois' location within the United States
Coordinates: 40°07′28.13″N 87°37′48.07″W / 40.1244806°N 87.6300194°W / 40.1244806; -87.6300194
Country	United States
State	Illinois
Region	Central Illinois
Metro area	Danville Metropolitan
Incorporated	January 18, 1826
Named for	Vermilion River
County seat and largest city	Danville
Area
• Total	901.28 sq mi (2,334.3 km2)
• Land	898.37 sq mi (2,326.8 km2)
• Water	2.91 sq mi (7.5 km2)
• Rank	7th largest county in Illinois
Population  (2020)
• Total	74,188
• Density	82/sq mi (32/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (Central)
ZIP Code prefixes	60932, 60942, 60960, 60963, 61810, 61811, 61812, 61814, 61817, 61831, 61832, 61833, 61834, 61841, 61844, 61846, 61848, 61849, 61850, 61857, 61858, 61859, 61862, 61865, 61870, 61876, 61883
Area codes	217/447
Congressional district	2nd, 15th
Website	www.vercounty.org

Vermilion County is a county in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Illinois, between the Indiana border and Champaign County. It was established in 1826 and was the 45th of Illinois' 102 counties. According to the 2020 United States census, it had a population of 74,188.^[1] It contains 21 incorporated settlements; the county seat and largest city is Danville.^[2]

Vermilion County is part of the Danville, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area, as well as the larger Champaign–Urbana–Danville Combined Statistical Area.